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Mechanics’
Institute Library Meeting (from the Public Library— The annual open meeting of
the Mechanics’ Institute Library was held on Monday evening in the Central Hall. Owing, no doubt, to the dark and gloomy
night, the attendance was not large.
The Rev. W. Robertson was elected chairman, a position he filled in
his usual happy manner. The most
interesting item was the reading of the Librarian’s (Dr. Hilliard’s) report,
which we give in full below: It is not necessary for me to
review the history of the Morriston Public Library, as it is of such recent
origin. We have in the library at the
present time, exclusive of magazines and reviews, 506 volumes. There have been circulated 1702 volumes, as
compared with 1686 last year. The following statistics may be of interest to the members. |
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Class
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Kind
of Literature |
No.
of volumes |
Increase
in no. of volumes in year |
No.
of volumes circulated |
Circulated
last year |
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A. |
History |
57 |
10 |
166 |
165 |
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B. |
Biography |
34 |
3 |
50 |
57 |
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C. |
Poetry
and the Drama |
18 |
3 |
22 |
39 |
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D. |
Religious
Literature |
48 |
19 |
46 |
97 |
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E. |
Voyages,
travel and adventure |
62 |
23 |
254 |
201 |
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F. |
General
Literature |
6 |
0 |
9 |
21 |
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G. |
Fiction |
116 |
22 |
650 |
623 |
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H. |
Miscellaneous |
115 |
16 |
422 |
425 |
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I. |
Science
and Art |
40 |
6 |
15 |
54 |
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K. |
Books
of Reference |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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L. |
Periodicals |
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74 |
4 |
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Totals |
506 |
108 |
1705 |
1686 |
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Last year we reported a membership of 83;
this year we have only 61 members. A
year ago our assets were $236.21; now they are $353.50, of which $329.70 is
the value of the books in the library, no reduction having been made for wear
and tear. The reading of the report brought
up a discussion as to the loss in membership.
It was resolved that an active canvass be made at once. A great part of the loss has been caused by
the dropping out of members in the same family, reducing the membership of
the family to one subscriber, where before it was two or more. The following were elected
directors for 1897: President— Lt.-Col. Wm. Nicol Treasurer— George Weeks Secretary and Librarian— Dr. W. L.
Hilliard |
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Directors — |
N. Q. McEachern, Rev. W. Robertson, Rev. A. W. Sauer, Archibald Marshall, John H. Ames, C. W. Binkley, and John Huether. |
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